Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt

German classical philologist

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1760

Place of Birth: Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Apr-1830

Profession: university teacher, classical scholar, literary critic, classical philologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt

  • Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt (23 November 1760 in Greifswald – 12 April 1830 in Greifswald) was a German classical philologist.
  • He was the father of orientalist Wilhelm Ahlwardt (1828–1909). After obtaining his habilitation from the University of Rostock, he worked as a schoolteacher in the town of Demmin (from 1792).
  • In 1795 he was named academic rector in Anklam, followed by a rectorship at the Oldenburg gymnasium (from 1797).
  • In 1811 he was named rector of the gymnasium in Greifswald, and in 1817 he became a professor of ancient literature at the University of Greifswald, where he remained until his death.

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